COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STATISTICAL PHYSICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FIZ 3904 STATISTICAL PHYSICS COMPULSORY 4 2 0 6

Offered By

Physics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÜMIT AKINCI

Offered to

Physics

Course Objective

Aims of this course is to clarify the properties of matter collectively in terms of the physical laws governing atomic motion. First of all, it is to give the basic concepts
of ensembles and Boltzmann statistics. Furthermore, this course is concerned mainly with statistical methods, which provide a bridge between the microscopic and macroscopic world. Applications covered include Fermi statistics, Bose statistics and Bose-Einstein condensation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   It is to understood mainly different between the microscopic and macroscopic physics views
2   Being able to give physical culture the student for following the solid state physics course that is taught in next years.
3   Being able to understand the graduate courses
4   Being able to research the open problem in the statistical physics field in the literature
5   Being able to present the results that is obtained in this field.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Statistical approach
2 Micro canonical ensemble
3 Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
4 Derivation of thermodynamics
5 Canonical ensemble
6 Fluctuations
7 Grand canonical ensemble
8 Connection with thermodynamics
9 MID-TERM EXAM I
10 Quantum statistical
11 Quantum ensembles
12 MID-TERM EXAM II
13 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook:
F, Reif (1965) , Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, Waveland Press, Inc., New York.
References:
1. Bowley, Roger and Sanchez, Mariana, (1999). Introductory Statitical Mechanics 2nd ed. , Oxford University Press, London.
2. Greiner, W., et al., (2000), Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics , Springer, Berlin.
3. Tsang, Tung, (2002), Statistical Mechanics , Rinton Press, New York.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2.Question-Answer
3.Discussing
4.Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 QUZ QUIZ
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + QUZ * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + QUZ * 0.20 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The homework and mid-term exams of the student is assessed as the achievement of them in the semester.
2. At %50 score of final examination is added directly to the others.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue at least 70% of lessons.
2. If the student don t make the homework and attend mid-terms, he does not access the final exam

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

A Blok 2. Kat 214 hamza.polat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday and Wednesday between 11:00-12:00 a.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 4 44
Tutorials 11 2 22
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 4 44
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Web Search and Library Research 6 3 18
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 154

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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